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The AMA's Indigenous Health Report Card 2017, issues a challenge to all Australian governments to work with health experts and Indigenous communities to put an end to the scourge of poor ear health – led by chronic otitis media – affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Eleanor Crighton persuaded Family Planning to let her complete a course normally only available to doctors and nurse practitioners. Now she has been named the winner of the AMA Women's Health Award 2017.

AMA President Dr Michael Gannon, Vice President Dr Tony Bartone, and all eight State and Territory AMA Presidents visited the Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Centre in Canberra on National Close the Gay Day.

The AMA called on all Australian governments and other stakeholders to work together to eradicate Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) – an entirely preventable but devastating disease that kills and disables hundreds of Indigenous Australians every year – by 2031.